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ngruhntoday at 7:01 AM1 replyview on HN

Agree. I think it's more important to understand statistical fallacies (selection bias, regression to the mean, survivorship bias, etc). Those are extremely common trip wires but to recognize them you don't need to memorize formal definitions.


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jcgltoday at 8:42 AM

Agreed. And throw in some Bayesian thinking too (like the Farmer and the Librarian).